Academics and research at KU are supported by the Kyungnam University Central Library system. The library is an eleven-story building which houses nine hundred thousand books and can accommodate 2,700 students. The library provides students, sfaculty, and staff with an outstanding collection of resources on and off campus, enhanced by state-of-the-art electronic links to Web-based information. KU Library is open to all residents in the vicinity.

On November 18, 1976, the University Museum was established to collect, preserve, and exhibit the cultural heritage of the Kaya Dynasty as well as treasures and relics found in Kyungnam Province .Among the various collections, the museum ' s pride is the special Derauchi collection which was formerly in the possession of Japan ' s Yamaguci Prefectural University .

The School of Continuing Education provides opportunities for both students and local citizens to further their careers and expand their horizons with morning, afternoon, and evening language, computer, and enrichment courses. The College also educates and trains commissioned students from business companies and corporations.

Established in 2002, Center for Information Technology cultivates information and technology specialists for the 21st century of advanced knowledge and information society. The Center has been dedicated to the delivery of the most up-to-date IT programs and the production of highly proficient IT specialists, as the needs dictate in the field. Currently, the Center, the only one of its kind in Kyungnam Province , has been designated as the Korea Microsoft Certified Partner for Learning Solutions as well as an authorized Prometric testing center through Thomson Prometric. In addition, the Center has been selected as a career training and development agency for the unemployed by the Ministry of Labor, offering IT programs for the unemployed and promoting their employment and career development through training computer- and IT-related specialists.

Kyungnam University Media Services comprise the campus newspaper (The Kyungnam University Weekly), the English language magazine (The Kyungnam Times), and the Kyungnam University Broadcasting System (KUBS). Each of the services provides students with opportunities to hone their journalistic and media skills before entering the marketplace, and broadcasts daily news on and around campus, leading to the creation of sound campus culture.

The Kyungnam University Press supports faculty research and other educational activities by publishing academic journals, campus periodicals, and selected titles for general distribution. The University Press is equipped with a computerized typesetting system of offset printing machinery, and publishes and distributes quality books at a reasonable price.

The Hanma Residence Halls, dormitory buildings, consist of Hanma Residence Hall 1 for male students and Hanma Residence Hall 2 (its construction completed in 2005) for female students. Both are available to students from other regions and accommodate over 1,200 students. Two students at each residence hall share one room air-conditioned. Each building is equiped with a variety of modern facilities, furnished with fast food stores, lounges, seminar and conference rooms, showers and bathrooms, reading rooms, a language lab, a fitness room, laundry facilities, computer labs, and recreation areas such as game rooms and a billiard room. Students are encouraged to experience interactions with other students, respecting the privacy of others as well as learning autonomy while in the residence hall.

KIGES was established in 1998 with support from the Ministry of Science and Technology, and officially approved in 2003 as an institute for the gifted under the Law of Facilitating the Gifted and Talented in Education. KIGES has been rated as the best Gifted Institute in a row among the nationally supported institutes for the gifted. As a result of the education for the gifted in science, a number of KIGES students enter Busan Science Academy and Kyungnam Science High School every year. KIGES is very active in publishing a variety of textbooks and policy reports. KIGES also publishes a science journal for youths called ‘ Creativity and Mentorship ' . KIGES students have actively participated in such diverse activities as Korean Young Scientists Tournament, Science Kyungnam 21, APEC Science Youth Camp, International Junior Science Olympiad, and others.

The CIA jointly operates and manages the advanced and expensive research equipment and facilities at KU, which results in the ultimate in operational efficiency. Based on a collaboration among industry, academia, and research institutes, CIA also supports the research activities of faculty members and carries out instrumental analysis for the adjacent industries and research institutes. The CIA cultivates professionals to work for regional development by holding domestic and international conferences, seminars, and workshops. In addition, the CIA makes efforts to construct a collaborative research system on and off campus as well as to implement research projects.